Thursday, March 31, 2011

newsletter 31st March

Scooter Sessions We still have spaces for scooter skills sessions which have now been confirmed for 26th May—please see Mr Merchant if your child is interested.

Dinner Arrears Please pay all arrears by tomorrow. Payment should be made in advance for dinners and not after the meals have been taken.

Hire of School Hall The school hall is available for hire for functions. Details of cost, etc can be obtained from the school office.

Redbridge Mini Games Event Lots of our children took part in this event yesterday, they had a lovely morning but unfortunately were rained off in the afternoon. Well done to them all!

Year 5 Guitar Showcase Yet again this term the year 5 children have excelled themselves with their guitar performance. Thank you to Mr Crouch, Mrs Robinson and Mr Spooner from the music service for all their support teaching our pupils.

Reminder Easter Fair Please support our Easter Fair after school at 3.45-5.15pm tomorrow. We have many fun filled activities. Any donations of home made cakes would be welcome for sale on the refreshments stall. Also any spring rolls, samosas etc gratefully received. All donations to school office by 1pm please.

Non-Uniform Day Tomorrow is a non-uniform day—PAWS will be collecting a £1 at the gate, the theme is April Fools Day , so please dress in something silly.

Bags2School We raised a fantastic £302. Thank you to all that contributed in this scheme. Money will go towards buying leaving gifts for the Year 6 children (as is Glade tradition).

Good Works Assembly—Tomorrow Please note there will be no good works assemblies tomorrow as it is the Easter Fair.

Friday, March 25, 2011

newsletter 24th March

Climate Change This week Year 4 have participated in a climate change project “To develop a Green idea to save or make money”. They enjoyed working together on 10 different projects that they presented to each year. The winning group was Glades Green Goodies Emma Conteh, Jamima Begum, Kulvinder Bhaker, Thivian Kuganathan, Tiyah Brown.

Marie Curie Mini Pots of Care We are very pleased to report that Reception parents have raised an amazing £312 for Marie Curie. A big thank you to all from the Reception Team

Donations for Non-Uniform Day Thank you to all who donated last Friday for our non-uniform sporting day. We managed to raise a grand total of £197.09.

PAWS Colouring Competition Winners Well Done to all the children who took part in this competition. We had lots of lovely pictures to choose from and the winners are as follows:
Nursery—Sydney Hildreth
Reception—Tomi Salami
Year 1—Emma King
Year 2—Jathusha Kamalarajan
Year 3—Asad Saeed
Year 4—Layla Stevens
Year 5—Bilal Butt
Year 6—Iman Hafeez
And overall winner Khadijah Muhammed in Class 1J!

Bags2School Thank you for the fantastic response to this scheme. Bags were collected on Tuesday morning and PAWS will receive money for each bag collected which will then go back into funds for the children at Glade. We have now sent out collection envelopes for any unwanted jewellery items and these need to be handed into school by 30th March. Thank you.

Easter Fair This will take place on Friday 1st April from 3.45-5.15pm. Please support this event featuring food/refreshment stalls, egg tombola and various arts and crafts. All money raised will go to fund the Year 6 leaving party and the new library.

Cable Collection Any un needed cables. Please hand in to school office to be collected on 30th March.

Hire of School Hall The school hall is available for hire for functions. Details of cost,etc, can be obtained from the school office.

Year 5 Production This is today. The children have two performances, one at 2pm this afternoon and the second performance at 6.30pm this evening. Please note that this evenings performance is totally sold out so only those people who already have the tickets will be able to attend.

Year 5 Guitar Performance This will take place next Thursday. Children should have brought home a letter about this already, but we look forward to seeing many of the Year 5 parents there to support their children.

Year 1 Multi Sports Well done to all the children who took part in this event. They did very well and represented Glade excellently.

Healthy Food Workshops These took place in school this week for parents and classes. The sessions were both fun and informative.

Last week at our Olympic week we were very proud of the Year 6 children that were in school as they helped tremendously with all the other classes to act as sports leaders at the various activities. We also had winners from each class selected as the children that showed the true values of the Olympic theme. Please see over for names.

Friday, March 18, 2011

newsletter 17th march 2011

Olympic Week We have had a great week in school with our Olympic theme . The children have taken part in many activities including speed skating, aerobics, hockey, tag games, Wii challenge, yoga and parachute games. Years 1,2 and 5 have had workshop sessions of Capoeira and Karate.
Remember that tomorrow is our Olympic Challenge Day and children are invited to come to school dressed as a sporting hero, donations of £1 please. Money raised will be donated to the ‘Japan’ disaster fund.

We would like to thank Mr Merchant for all his hard work putting together all the activities for this week.

We are also very proud to announce that Glade Primary is part of the Get Set Network. This means that as a school we have demonstrated the Olympic values and can now officially use the 2012 London Olympic logo out on our letterheads and will be given an Olympic’s plaque to display.

Hire of School Hall The school hall is available for hire for functions. Details of cost etc, can be obtained from the school office.

Residential Trip to Glasebury—Year 6 The children and staff at Glasbury are having a fantastic time and we have been updated daily via our school blog. To follow the updates go to ’blogs’ on the school website.

Year 6 children—not at Glasebury On Tuesday of this week our remaining Year 6 children were treated to an exciting afternoon of team building games. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Year 5 Production Date Change Please note that the Year 5 production will now take place on 24th March. The performance for parents and toddlers will take place at 2pm and for Adults Only at 6.30pm. Year 5 parents please ensure your child is at school by 5.45 for the evening performance.

CGP SAT’s Revision books and practice books for English, Maths and Science, 6 books in total are on sale in the school office at £15—shop price £30.
Extra Maths—Levels 3,4 or 5 also available at £5.
We recommend these books to year 5 and 6 pupils.

Climate Change Week Year 4 will be participating in a climate change challenge next week as part of their topic “footprints”. We will also be supporting this theme with a big push on recycling. Please bring in your “Bag2School” bags of unwanted clothing and textiles on Tuesday 22nd March to the bicycle shed at the main entrance. Please note because of this there will be no bike storage available in the shed on this day.

Sign2Sing Glade Primary is now a Guinness World Record Breaker by taking part in Sign healths World Record Breaking attempt to have the most people signing and singing simultaneously in multiple venues.

Good Works Assembly Please note there will be no good works assembly on Friday 1st April due to the PAWS Easter Fair on that afternoon.

Goodbye to Mrs Patel We are very sad to say goodbye to Mrs Patel at the end of this term. She will be working closer to her home and family at Cranbrook Primary. We wish Mrs Patel luck in her new job and thank her for all her dedication and commitment to Glade Primary during the last 8 years.

KS1 Multi Sports Club There will be no KS1 Multi Sports club until further notice due to staff absence. Sorry for any inconvenience.

PAWS EVENTS
Colouring Competition Thank you to all of you who have supported this event.The competition will be judged tomorrow. Winners will be informed on Monday 21st March.
Easter Fair This will take place on Friday 1st April 3.45—5.15
Please support this event featuring food/refreshment stalls, egg tombola and various arts and crafts. All monies raised will go to fund the year 6 leaving party and the new library.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

newsletter 10th march

Olympic Week Just a reminder that next week, W/B 14th March is Olympic week in school. On Friday 18th March the children are invited to come to school dressed as a sporting hero , donations of £1 please.

Hire of School Hall The school hall is available for hire for functions. Details of cost, etc can be obtained from the school office.

Relief MDA If you have taken a form from the school office for a relief Mid– day position the closing date is next Wednesday 16th March, so all forms must be returned to us by then. Thank you.

Year 3 Trip Yesterday our children in Year 3 attended a trip to the Epping Forest Conservation Centre. They had a lovely day and the weather greatly helped with their outdoor activities.

Year 6 Citizenship Day On Tuesday of this week the Year 6 children visited Hargreaves Scout camp and were taken through practical life scenarios with the help of the emergency services. They thoroughly enjoyed this time.

Year 5 Basketball All the children that participated in this competition yesterday did extremely well and did the school proud! Well done to all.

Anthony Glenn Shakespeare Performance and Workshops The children in Years 4,5 and 6 had a great treat last Friday when they were joined by Anthony Glenn who did Macbeth workshops and performances with them. It was a fantastic day for all concerned.

Open Evening Just to remind you that tonight is Open evening for children in classes 1M, 3S and 4N. Please arrive for your appointments on time so that the evening can run smoothly.

Residential Trip to Glasebury—Year 6 We wish all our children and staff who are going on the residential trip this Sunday a wonderful time and look forward to the updates daily about the activities that they will be doing. To follow the updates go to ’blogs’ on the school website.

Year 5 Production Date Change Please note that the Year 5 production will now take place on 24th March. The performance for parents and toddlers will take place at 2pm and for adults only at 6.30pm. Thank you.

PAWS Colouring Competition The closing date has been extended until 14th March . Extra copies are available from the school office, £1 per entry!

Scooter Sessions We have 5 places left for the scooter training sessions. If you would like your child to take part please come in to the school office and let us know.

Bag2School Fundraising Collection Your child will be bringing home a bag on Friday for the collection of clothes, bedding, curtains, soft toys, belts, handbags and shoes (please tie shoes together). All donations will be greatly appreciated and help towards fundraising for the PAWS team and the children at Glade. Bags will be collected from Glade on 22nd March at 9am. Please do not send them in before this date and place the bags in the bike shed just inside the main gate on the 22nd. Thank you!

CGP SAT’s Revision books and practice books for English, Maths and Science, 6 books in total are on sale in the school office at £15—shop price £30.
Extra Maths—Levels 3,4 or 5 also available at £5.
We recommend these books to year 5 and 6 pupils.

Advance Warning – PAWS Easter Fayre There will be an Easter Fayre on 1st April from 3.45-5.15pm. Further details will follow later, please come along and support us, we look forward to seeing many of you there!

Thursday, March 3, 2011

newsletter 3rd march

Plea from Year 2! This term in DesignTechnology we are creating explorer vehicles from junk materials. If you could bring in any old food packaging, cereal boxes, cardboard rolls etc for us to use we would be most grateful. Thank you!

Year 2 Explorer Day On Thursday 24th March Year 2 will be having a day full of exploration! Children are invited to come to school dressed as an explorer. There will be a small prize for the two best dressed children from 2M and 2P. Happy creating!

Haven Fun Fitness—www.havenfunfitness.com A big thank you to everyone who supported this scheme. We have now reached our first target of 70% and our FREE sporting equipment is on the way. We can now aim for our bonus equipment by reaching 100%! Please note that you must confirm your email address in order for your support to be registered, so once you have signed to support please check your inbox! Thank you.

Gifted and Talented Assembly A big well done to everyone who took part in this term’s Gifted and Talented assembly. As usual there was a wide range of acts and it really showed the range of talents that we have here at Glade. You should all be very proud!

School Lunch Menu Your child will be bringing home a new school lunch menu which the caterers have been providing since Monday of this week. This menu will run until we break up for the Summer holidays in July.

Good Works Assembly Please note there will be no good works assembly tomorrow (4th March). This is for one week only as we have workshops going on in the hall. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Hire of School Hall The school hall is available for hire for functions. Details of cost, etc can be obtained from the school office.

Year 4 Science Museum Visit The children had a lovely day out when they visited the Science museum yesterday.

Road Safety Talks On Tuesday of this week the children in KS1 were given a talk by a member of the Redbridge Road Safety team about safety whilst out and about. The children thoroughly enjoyed the session and learnt about keeping safe.

Reminder—Parents Evening This is tonight for all classes except year 6, classes 3S , 1M and 4N. Please ensure that you arrive on time for your individual appointment slots so that the evening can run smoothly and to time. Thank you.

Classes 3S and 4N Parents Evening Unfortunately, due to Mrs Sheikh and Mr Nicholson being unwell we have had to cancel parents evening for classes 3S and 4N tonight. Appointments will now take place on 10th March at the same appointment times that you were given already, had it been tonight. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Healthy Food Workshop — for parents on Thursday 23rd March at 9.15am Sue Brown from the healthy schools team will be in school on this day to work with parents on healthy eating. She will be leading workshops and there will be a whole school assembly on the same theme. If you would like to attend please let the school office know.

Parking Once again dangerous parking on double yellow lines car registration number LC54 WPL.

Height and Weight Checks On 10th March the children in Reception and Year 6 will be having their height and weight checked in school by the community health advisors. If you do not wish your child to take part in this please write in to the school office to let us know beforehand.
Scooter Skills Sessions If your child uses a scooter and would be interested in taking part in some scooter sessions during school time please let the office know. Spaces are limited to 40 children so will be given on a first come, first served basis.

World Book Day Each child will be bringing a voucher home tonight for World Book Day. This entitles them to a £1 off of the price of a book.